gotcha vcvcb2...SNARF is added to the list...Stanford is filled up...just need one more for Virginia Tech and we'll be ready to go with 15 teams...still time to add more, but only four-person blocks for now.

What drew you to race for Oregon?• I'm a native Oregonian and love track and field. Proud to say Eugene is Track City, USA, so I wanted to uphold that long tradition.

What events do you think will be your strongest (I suppose you can wait to answer this one once Flex has everything figured out)?• The Triple Jump...I'm solid at all three maps and usually play well under a different scoring system such as is being used in the field events. Any doubters...just check my nickname.

Do you have a nickname you wish to be known to the Oregon faithful as?• The Mad Hopper

If you were a prime number, what number would you be?• Easy...3...my lucky number.

If you could duel one historical figure to the death, whom would it be, why? And what would your weapon of choice be?• Hitler...because he shouldn't have been allowed to take himself out quickly. I'd use a colony of stinging army ants.

Is there anything redeeming about living in the pacific northwest?• Beautiful lakes, mountains and coast line, along with one of the best cities in the country. I love this area.

In a battle royal, which Portland would come out on top, Portland, Oregon, or Portland Maine?• Portland, OR would win in a landslide. We have lumberjacks who know how to use an ax. What's Portland, Maine coming to the fight with...a bunch of lobsters??? If we don't get the job done with the ax, we'll bury you under an avalanche on Mt. Hood.

Who's my favorite Trailblazer?• All-time I have to go with Clyde "The Glide" Drexler...on the current crop it's LaMarcus Aldridge

What drew you to race for Oregon? Oregon was the only school to recruit me.

What events do you think will be your strongest? The 100m

Do you have a nickname you wish to be known to the Oregon faithful as? Waddles

If you were a prime number, what number would you be? 13

If you could duel one historical figure to the death, whom would it be, why? And what would your weapon of choice be? I would beat Colonel Mustard with a candlestick in the conservatory. The reason, I have always been jealous of his mustache.

Is there anyone you know who refers to soda as soda and not as pop? Other than me? No not really.

What is the most interesting historical fact you can provide about Minnesota? The Metrodome is the only facility in the country to host a Super Bowl, a World Series and a NCAA Final Four Basketball Championship

What drew you to race for Oregon?It was the cheapest school I got accepted into.

What events do you think will be your strongest (I suppose you can wait to answer this one once Flex has everything figured out)?

The small maps. I pwn Doodle Earth.

Do you have a nickname you wish to be known to the Oregon faithful as? Not really. In my experience, if you pick a nickname for yourself the fans just adapt it and make it worse. It's much better to just let them nickname you in their own fashion.

If you were a prime number, what number would you be?

2. It's the lowest prime number, and thus, the lowest common denominator.

If you could duel one historical figure to the death, whom would it be, why? And what would your weapon of choice be?

Chuck Norris, with my fists. Just because anyone who actually fights Chuck Norris gets cool points for life, even though they are guaranteed to lose.

According to your profile, you live in Alberta. Which former Canadian Prime Minister do you fancy yourself resembling the most?

Sir Charles Tupper. Just look at those mutton chops:

Nothing says manly like a good set of mutton chops.

Which position on a curling do you usually take?

I tend to play Third, because it's the least boring position while still avoiding all the blame. You get to sweep 4 rocks, which is good exercise, then throw your two, and then pretend to be skip for the final two.

Unless your skip is Randy Furbey, who's a pansy and has his third throw the final rocks.

Are the prairie skies of Canada really as vast as they are made out to be?

Yeah. That's why nobody lives in Saskatchewan. The skies will literally drive you crazy. At least here in Alberta, we only have to drive 40 minutes to the mountains and sanity.

What drew you to race for Oregon?I was originally recruited by Vermont and was looking forward to racing for them, until I was kicked off of the team as a result of a drug test. I actually passed mine, but luckily Oregon was willing to over look my test results and offered me a spot.

What events are you looking forward to partaking in? Probably the 5,000 and the Triple Jump.

Do you have a nickname you wish to be known to the Oregon faithful as? If I were a sprinter I'd have gone with something like Plash the flash, but being a distance man at heart I'd have to go with something that articulates my dogged determination, not sure what that is though.

If you were a prime number, what number would you be? 11. Because its twice as good as 1.

If you could duel one historical figure to the death, whom would it be, why? And what would your weapon of choice be? I'd battle Mustafa Kemal Ataturk simply because although I harbor no ill will towards the man, he was pretty badass and I think we could have an entertaining brawl. We'd duel with rusty sporks at dawn on top of Mt. Mansfield.

What is your stance on hippies, as they are often seen as prevalent in the state of Vermont? I hate hippies with the passion of 1,000 fiery suns. Perhaps after our duel Ataturk and I would join forces and run all the hippies of Burlington into the depths of Lake Champlain.

What's your favorite Ben and Jerry's ice cream flavor?Probably Peanut Butter Cookie Dough, which I've only ever found at the Ben & Jerry's located in the UVM student center. As far as commercially available flavors go, Cherry Garcia and Phish Food are pretty solid.

plash.ricrem wrote:Plash Ricrem and Ducks in a Row Publishing proudly present: The 2009 Oregon Track Team Media Guide! (featuring all the info you wanted to know and then some about the Oregon Track team)

Tremendous post - I thoroughly enjoyed that.

On another note...poor Arkansas. They look so lonely.

...I prefer a man who will burn the flag and then wrap himself in the Constitution to a man who will burn the Constitution and then wrap himself in the flag.

Arkansas has been put on NCAA probation for soliciting prostitutes at their downtown hotel, so the Razorbacks have been banned from competition. Their coach skipped town before the media circus converged, so no comment at the moment for the wild hogs.

sorry guys, it's been a busy week of "vacation"I do have the measurement stuff figured out and will make a post about that tonight, along with the starting maps for some of our early events. Let's get this party started!!!

All right guys...the first round of the triple jump is out, and the first two legs or the 400-meter relay have been sent....hopefully this gets most of us into some action. I'll send out more events over the next few days and of course I'll be updating results as events proceed.

well done dcc...I'll try to update results each night or at least every other night...still quite a few open slots, so captains please remind your players to join up...I do have two players on reserve if needed...otherwise open slots will just become forfeits.

Although Plash Ricrem started off on the wrong foot (Sirron picked up a +3 drop off the drop and went first) he was able to regain his balance partially down the runway (a couple of clutch mixed sets) on the way to clearing the 14 foot attempt at the pole vault (5286882).